{
  "name": "Loch Eriboll & Durness",
  "slug": "a838-loch-eriboll",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a838-loch-eriboll/",
  "summary": "The far north-west NC500 stretch where the A838 detours deep around the fjord-like Loch Eriboll, between the limestone country of Durness and the sands of Tongue.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A838"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Sutherland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Durness",
      "lat": 58.568522,
      "lon": -4.746797
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tongue",
      "lat": 58.479769,
      "lon": -4.419151
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 29.6,
    "lengthKm": 47.6,
    "driveMinutes": 59,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 225.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track blind bends with oncoming traffic",
    "Sheep and deer on unfenced road",
    "Exposed crosswinds on open moor"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Durness Millennium Cairn",
    "Durness War Memorial",
    "Camus an Duin, Broch"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 319
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}